Brake



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BRAKE Filed March 26, 1954 j l] J v lNvl-:NT FREDERIC 1-1- NDELL- Patented June 11, 1935 i v i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i 2,004,842 BRAKE Fredric H. Wandell, Los Gatos, Calif.

Application March 26, 1934, Serial No. 717,465

1 Claim. (Cl. 188-234) This invention relates `to improvements in on will not be necessary. 'Ihe numeral 6 desigbrakes land has particular reference to a rivetless nates a brake lining which is preferably cast so brake shoe and liner therefor. f asy to interlock with the brake shoe 5 and by The principal object of the invention is to viewing Figs. 1 and 2 it will be noted that the 5 produce abrake wherein the lining may be quickbrake shoe has a series of offset recesses] and 5 ly taken off and replaced. a series of transverse depressions 8. Each one A further object is to provide a brake where- 0f the offset recesses has a groove 9 which is in the use rof rivets is eliminated, which rivets adapted to receive locking pins II, to be later deoiten cause scoring of the brake drums. scribed. The brake lining has a series of offset A further object is to produce a lining which lugs I2 which correspond to the offset recesses 10 will have a, longer useful life, l. Thebrake lining also has a series of trans- A still lfurther object is to produce a device verse ribs I3 which correspond to the transverse if K which may be applied to any motor vehicle by an grooves 8. Referring to Fig. 5, it Willv be nOted unskilled person, and Without the employment that the locking pins are pointed as at I4 and l5 of special tools. have a series of teeth I6 formed on three sides 15 'Other objects and advantages will'be apparthereof. ent during the course of the following descrip- In assembling a brake portion to a `brake shoe tion, it is only necessary to slide the brake band onto In theaccompanying drawing forming a part the brake shoe so that the oiset portions I2 0f this specification and in which like numerals enter the recesses 1, after which the pins II are 20 are employed to designate like parts throughdriven into place S0 that they lle between the out the same, l grooves 9 and the lugs I2. The position of these Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a brake shoe havpins is Well Shown in Fig. 1. Therefore, it will ing my lining applied thereto, be'apparent that an unskilled person may quick- Fig- 2 is a, perspective View 0f the brake Shoe 1y IemOVe and replace a. WOI'Il brake lflllllgy With 25 ,v

and lining in separated relation, a minimum amount of effort and without the Fig. 3A is an enlarged cross sectional View on the employment 0f SDeCal tOOlS- line 3 3 of Fig. 1, It is to be understood that the iormxof my Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the invention herewith shown and described is to line 4--4 of Fig. 1, be taken as a preferred example of the same 3,0

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the and that Va'liOllS Changes relative t0 the matelocking pins, and rial, size, shape and arrangement of parts may Fig, 6 is an end elevation of Fig', 5, be resorted to without departing from the spirit It is ordinary practice to applya brake lining of the invention or the scope of the subjoined to a brake shoe through the use of copper rivets claim. i l 5 which pass through the brake lining and brake Having thus described my invention, I claim:- Shoe and thus hold 011e 130 the other, The placing In a, deVCe 0f the Character described, 'the C0111- of rivets through the lining weakens the structure binatiOn With el brake S1108, having Offset rethereof 'and at the same time asA the lining wears cesses formed therein said recesses being spaced 40 away the rivet comes into engagement with the one from the other, transverse grooves formed 40 surface of the brake drum and through Contact in the face of said brake shoe and positioned betherewith causes a roughened or scored surface tween said offset recesses, and a brake lining ento appear in the brakedrum. With applicants gaging said brake shoe, the brake lining having structure the rivets have been eliminated thus oifset ribs corresponding to the groovesy formed 40 making a stronger brake lining and also a brake in said shoe, said brake lining having offset lugs lining which will not score the brake drum. adapted to enter said recesses, said recesses hav- In the accompanying drawing wherein for the ing grooves formed in the sides thereof, and lockpurpose of illustration is shown a preferred eming pins interposed betweensaid lugs and said bodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 desbrake shoe and resting in said grooves formed in ignates any standard form of lbrake shoe and as said offset recesses. brake shoes are common, further comment there- FREDRIC H. WANDELL. 

